Three US marines killed in aircraft crash in Australia during training exercise
by (A)manda Parkinson in Darwin from World news | The Guardian on (#6E6V0)
The Osprey aircraft crashed in the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands on Sunday morning
Three United States marines have been killed and at least five more injured after a defence aircraft crashed over the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory coast during a training drill.
The US Marine Corp said the MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was carrying 23 American personnel when it crashed during a routine training exercise about 9.30am local time on Sunday on the remote Melville Island, 80km north of Darwin. It was reportedly on its way to the Tiwi Islands when the crash occurred.
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